Polsteam Great Lakes Cargo-Passenger Season Opens With First Sailing From Amsterdam/IJmuiden On or About March 28

The 2013 Great Lakes passenger season gets under way on or about March 28 when the first ship of the season, the m.v. Irma, leaves Amsterdam’s North Sea port of IJmuiden to cross the Atlantic for that wonderfully scenic voyage  via the Gulf and River St Lawrence and through the St Lawrences Seaway and Welland Canal for Cleveland, Ohio, then by way of the Detroit River and Lakes Huron and Michigan TO final destination Burns Harbor, Indiana.

Space is available in double and single cabins at a fare of $1,560 per person to Cleveland (about 13 days) and $1,790 per person to Burns Harbor, near Chicago (about 17 days), plus port taxes of $120 per person. An Owners Cabin is also available at a fare of $1,675 to Cleveland and $2,260 to Burns Harbor.

Passengers who are not US or Canadian citizens require a full US visa (an ESTA visa waiver form is not sufficient as cargo ships are not included in this scheme). A medical certificate is required for passengers age 65 and over, maximum age 79. For further details please click here.

This service offers two sailings a month during the St Lawrence Seaway navigation season (March through November departures) and bookings are welcome from travel agents.

For further details please call Miri Lopusna at general passenger agents The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk.

A Young Woman Sails Round The World By Cargo Ship: Allison Swaim

We booked Allison Swaim on Polsteam’s m/v Isa from Thunder Bay to Ghent last summer and the CMA CGM Maupassant from Port Said to Singapore earlier this year. These were just two of eight ships she travelled on in her year sailing round the world eastabout.

A map of Allison’s route around the globe.

You can enjoy the preliminary fruits of her travels in her work in progress here:

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And if you’re interested in more, you’ll find it here.

For anyone wanting to know more about travelling by cargo ship please call Miri Lopusna at The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk. We have more than 300 passenger-carrying cargo ships on our books.

Last-Minute Transatlantic Cargo-Passenger Space Available From Amsterdam to the US Great Lakes on Polish Steamship Co

The Polish Steamship Co has just announced its final Great Lakes sailings from Amsterdam/IJmuiden for the 2013 season and passenger space is available on three ships, all sailing in November. The 35,000-ton Isadora (above) is due to depart IJmuiden this weekend, November 3-4 for Cleveland, Ohio, and Burns Harbor, near Chicago. She carries six passengers in an Owners Cabin, one Double and two Singles.

She will be followed on or about November 12 by the 30,000-ton Lubia, which is equipped with a Double cabin that can take up to four passengers and a Single Finally, the 16,600 deadweight ton Skawa, delivered to Polsteam just this summer, is due to depart IJmuiden on or about November 14, on her maiden voyage to the Great Lakes.

Fares start at $1,560 per person to Cleveland and $1,790 to Burns Harbor, plus port charges of $120. Intending passengers who are not US or Canadian citizens require a full US B1/B2 Visa to enter the United States by cargo ship.  Space is also available from the Great Lakes.

For further information on these or any other cargo ship sailings please contact Miri Lopusna at The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk.

Last Minute Transatlantic Cabin Available From Amsterdam to the Great Lakes on Polsteam’s Iryda – Sailing About July 16

On or about July 16 the Polish Steamship Company freighter Iryda is due to depart Amsterdam’s North Sea port of IJmuiden for Cleveland, Ohio, and Burns Harbor, Indiana.

The other cabins are booked but space is still available  in one single cabin at a fare of $1,560  to Cleveland (about 13 days) or $1,790 to Burns Harbor, near Chicago (about 17 days), plus port taxes of $120  per person.

Any passengerswho is not a US or Canadian citizen will require a full US visa (an ESTA visa waiver form is not sufficient as cargo ships are not included in this scheme). Medical certificate required for passengers age 65 and over, maximum age 79. For further details please click here.

This service normally offers two sailings a month during the St Lawrence Seaway navigation season (March through November departures)  and bookings are welcome from travel agents.

For further details please call Miri Lopusna at general passenger agents The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk.

Last Minute Cargo-Passenger Space From Amsterdam to the Great Lakes – From $1,560 (£999) Plus Port Taxes, Sailing About May 28

m.v. Irma in the St Lawrence River (Jaques Trempe photo)

Due to two sailings in close proximity to one another, the  Polish Steamship Company vessel m.v. Irma is able to offer last-minute Transatlantic passenger berths for next Monday. Departing Amsterdam’s North Sea port of IJmuiden on or about May 28, the Irma is bound for Cleveland, Ohio, and Burns Harbor, Indiana. Her sister ship Iryda sailed from IJmuiden on Monday with five passengers

Space is available on the Irma in the Owners and Double cabins with fares from $1,560 (£999) per person to Cleveland (about 13 days) and $1,790 (£1,175) per person to Burns Harbor (about 17 days, near Chicago), plus port taxes of $120 (£79.50)  per person. Owners cabin slightly more.

Only US or Canadian citizens or those holding a full US visa will be eligible to travel (an ESTA visa waiver is not sufficient as cargo ships are not included in this scheme). Medical certificate required for passengers aged 65 and over, maximum age 79. For further details please click here.

This service offers two sailings a month during the St Lawrence Seaway navigation season (April through November departures)  and bookings are also welcome from travel agents.

For further details please call Miri Lopusna at passenger agents The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk.

Polsteam Great Lakes Cargo-Passenger Season Opens With First Sailing From Amsterdam/IJmuiden On or About March 17

The 2012 Great Lakes passenger season gets under way on or about March 17 when the first ship of the season leaves Amsterdam’s North Sea port of IJmuiden bound for Cleveland, Ohio, and Burns Harbor, Indiana.

Space is available  in double and single cabins at a fare of $1,560 per person to Cleveland (about 13 days) and $1,790 per person to Burns Harbor, near Chicago (about 17 days), plus port taxes of $120  per person.

Passengers who are not US or Canadian citizens require a full US visa (an ESTA visa waiver form is not sufficient as cargo ships are not included in this scheme). Medical certificate required for passengers age 65 and over, maximum age 79. For further details please click here.

This service offers two sailings a month during the St Lawrence Seaway navigation season (March through November departures)  and bookings are welcome from travel agents.

For further details please call Miri Lopusna at general passenger agents The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk.

Great Lakes Cargo-Passenger Tramp Service To Re-Open Next April

As the Great Lakes season finishes with the last ships leaving the lakes through the St Lawrence Seaway this week, we take this opportunity to bring you an interesting video from Great Lakes Ships.

This clip shows Polsteam’s m.v. Isolda loaded with grain for Europe, leaving Lake Huron and passing under the Blue Water Bridge into the St Clair River. The bridge joins the cities of Sarnia, Ontario, in Canada (to the right) and Port Huron, Michigan, in the United States (to the left). Within a few hours, she will be passing Detroit. The Isolda and her sister ships carry six passengers each, on two sailings each month.

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The Polska Zegluga Morska (Polish Steamship Co) cargo-passenger service re-opens in April 2012 but bookings are now being taken and further details can be found at Polsteam Great Lakes Passenger Service

Great Lakes round voyages can be booked from Amsterdam/IJmuiden, Cleveland, Ohio, or  Burns Harbor, Indiana, at a fare of $5,995 for 60 days, with refund of $100 per day for a voyage of less than 60 days, or surcharge of $100 per day for days over, and a supplement for the Owners Cabin. The eastbound destination ports are not known until the outward grain cargo is stemmed. The eastbound trade being grain (wheat, corn, soybeans, peas, etc) , most ships load at  Duluth, Minnesota, or Thunder Bay, Ontario, with the rest loading at Milwaukee, Toledo, Montreal, Sorel or Quebec. Destinations are not known until the last minute and can be any of Italy, Morocco, Turkey, Spain, Norway, Poland or Russia before returning to Amsterdam/IJmuiden again to load more steel for Cleveland and Burns Harbor.  Don’t miss the last opportunity to sail on a “tramp ship” service, where the ships follow the cargo.

For further details call Miri Lopusna at The Cruise People Ltd in London or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk.